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George Leo Haydock, on Esth 5:3
George Leo Haydock · 1774–1849
Esth 5:3 · Douay-Rheims
“And the king said to her: What wilt then, queen Esther? what is thy request? if thou shouldst even ask one half of the kingdom, it shall be given to thee.”
On this verse:
“Kingdom. Chap. vii. 2. This compliment only (Calmet) meant, that every rational (Haydock) request should be granted, Mark. vi. 23.”
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.